Embassy News

Travel to Cyprus is safe, says government 2003-03-31 13:34:31

Nicosia, Mar 28 (CNA) ? The Cyprus government said Cyprus has not been
directly affected by the war in Iraq and assured that visits to the island can be
considered safe both for tourism and the use of its international airports as
transit points.

An official statement released here Friday because of the situation in Iraq said
"there is no serious reason for concern because Cyprus is away from the war
theatre operations".

It said government and relevant services are monitoring the situation and
assured those who want to visit the island for holiday or other purposes that
life in Cyprus continues as normal.|

The statement cites a British Foreign Office Travel Advice on Cyprus which
said "Cyprus is not directly affected by the situation in Iraq. We therefore see
no reason for holiday plans to be changed".